Two separate Eid Milad-un-Nabi processions will be taken out in Bhopal on Wednesday. In view of the processions from Mangalwara and Ashoka Garden, the traffic police have announced diversions on several routes from afternoon to night as required.
Two separate processions will be taken out from different locations in Bhopal on Wednesday on the occasion of Eid Milad-un-Nabi. The procession organised by the All India Muslim Festival Committee is expected to draw a large number of community members. Organisers said the event will convey a message of Bhopal’s Ganga-Jamuni culture, mutual brotherhood and communal harmony.
The main procession in the Mangalwara area will begin at 2 pm from Bharat Talkies in Chhawani. It will pass through Central Library, Itwara, Islamapura, Bade Master Tiraha, Budhwara, Ibrahimapura, Moti Masjid and Peer Gate before concluding at Imami Gate Square. Teams from various akharas will also participate and present traditional art and displays of valour.
Committee patron Shamshual Hasan Balli has appealed for the processions starting from different locations to come together at Imami Gate. He urged social and Muslim organisations to join the event.
He said the committee’s objective is to keep the procession free from political intervention and maintain it as a platform for social and religious harmony. Organisers said the programme will serve as a medium to highlight Bhopal’s shared cultural heritage and mutual harmony.
According to the organisers, Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav has also been invited to participate in the procession. MP Alok Sharma, Waqf Board Chairman Sanwar Patel, former MP Alok Sanjar, the mayor, and representatives of social and Muslim organisations have also been invited.
The committee said the event will seek to convey the message of Bhopal’s Ganga-Jamuni culture and brotherhood on a wider scale. Office-bearers said they would follow the administration’s directions and cooperate in conducting the event.
The city traffic police have arranged traffic diversions in several parts of the old and new city in view of the two processions. For the Mangalwara procession, traffic will be changed as required from 1 pm to 8 pm, while diversions in the Ashoka Garden area will remain in place as required from 2 pm to 8 pm.
In the Mangalwara area, traffic will be affected on routes from Bharat Talkies towards Central Library-Itwara, Chhawani Road towards Mangalwara police station, Kali Mandir Talaiya towards Budhwara-Kotwali-Ibrahimapura, and Moti Masjid towards Budhwara.
Traffic will also be diverted on the concerned routes when the procession reaches Moti Masjid and Peer Gate. Movement of medium and heavy goods vehicles, permitted vehicles and city buses will remain restricted on the procession route.
The traffic police have designated several alternative routes to avoid the procession routes. Vehicles can travel from Royal Market through Teen Mohra, Bhopal Talkies and Hamidia Road. Traffic can also move through Moti Masjid, Rethghat, Kamla Park and Polytechnic Square.
Vehicles travelling towards the new city from Nadra Bus Stand will be routed through Alpana Tiraha, Sangam Tiraha, Sabzi Mandi, Overbridge, Bajaria Tiraha and 80 Feet Road.
Vehicles coming from the new city, New Market and Maida Mill areas can travel towards the old city and the main railway station through Kamla Park, Rethghat, Sadar Manzil, Royal Market, Teen Mohra, Shahjahanabad police station Tiraha and Hamidia Road
The second procession in the Ashoka Garden area will begin from Ashoka Garden and pass through Pushp Nagar Puliya, Nutan Nagar Road, Aishbagh Road, Sonia Colony Square, Durga Dham Temple Road, Ashoka Garden police station, Parihar Square and Mandi Square before reaching Prabhat Square. It will then proceed in front of Subhash Nagar Overbridge and Slaughter House before concluding at Jinshi Square.
If Parihar Square is affected, vehicles coming from the Prabhat side will be diverted towards ITI. Vehicles coming from Subhash Phatak and Parihar Square will be able to proceed through Ashoka Garden and Punjab Bagh.
When the procession reaches Subhash Nagar Overbridge, vehicles coming from Prabhat Square, SBI Tiraha and Jinshi will be routed through Talaiya, Lily Square and Control Room.
The traffic police have appealed to citizens to avoid restricted routes during the processions and use the designated alternative routes. Citizens facing traffic-related problems can contact the control room at 0755-2677340.
